Footwear and Apparel https://archive.ceres.org Ceres electric power related reports daily 1 2011-02-08T15:41:20Z The Ceres Roadmap for Sustainability: Revised Expectations https://archive.ceres.org/resources/reports/the-ceres-roadmap-for-sustainability-revised-expectations The Ceres Roadmap presents 20 expectations in the areas of governance, stakeholder engagement, disclosure, and performance that companies should seek to meet by 2020 in order to transform into truly sustainable enterprises. As we pass the halfway point on the road to 2020, it is an important time to take stock of our changing world and refresh the Ceres Roadmap expectations themselves to reflect global sustainability trends. View the revised expectations in this abbreviated, two-page resource.

The race toward a sustainable future is on—and the competition is fierce.

Since the release of the Ceres Roadmap for Sustainability in 2010, there’s been a dramatic shift in the economic, environmental, social and political landscape. As we better understand the urgent action required to address environmental and social risks, it’s becoming increasingly clear that corporate leaders need to integrate sustainability into core business systems and decision-making, and to capture the competitive advantage that sustainable business offers.

The Ceres Roadmap presents 20 expectations in the areas of governance, stakeholder engagement, disclosure, and performance that companies should seek to meet by 2020 in order to transform into truly sustainable enterprises. As we pass the halfway point on the road to 2020, it is an important time to take stock of our changing world and refresh the Ceres Roadmap expectations themselves to reflect global sustainability trends.

To view the revised expectations in an abbreviated two-page PDF, please complete the form below.

]]> No publisher Laura Devenney The Road to 2020 2016-05-02T21:15:00Z Resource Guide for Responsible Corporate Engagement in Climate Policy https://archive.ceres.org/resources/reports/guide-for-responsible-corporate-engagement-in-climate-policy This report is designed to help companies inform and accelerate the policies most urgently needed to support a stable global economy. And it is designed to help businesses engage in national and international debates. A Caring for Climate Report by the United Nations Global Compact (UN Global Compact), the secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), in cooperation with the World Resources Institute (WRI), CDP, WWF, Ceres and The Climate Group.

Business support and policy endorsements are powerful. They provide trusted perspectives on the economic costs and benefits of policy options. They can also influence others within their industry, supply chain, or customer base.

This report is designed to help companies inform and accelerate the policies most urgently needed to support a stable global economy. And it is designed to help businesses engage in national and international debates, with a view to contribute to political progress on reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and adapt to disruptions in the global climate system.

]]> No publisher Megan Doherty 2013-11-14T15:55:00Z Resource Improving Workers' Well-Being: A New Approach to Supply Chain Engagement https://archive.ceres.org/resources/reports/improving-workers-well-being-a-new-approach-to-supply-chain-engagement Pioneering a new strategy for its supply chain requires that LS&Co. also design a new approach to the engagement and support of its manufacturing suppliers. At the heart of this new approach is the company’s ongoing commitment to the protection of human rights and improvement of supplier performance through its current TOE, which remains as relevant today as it was 20 years ago. The following chapter presents the core components of this new strategy, along with a summary of key stakeholder feedback and guidance gathered throughout these Ceres’ led dialogues. Pioneering a new strategy for its supply chain requires that LS&Co. also design a new approach to the engagement and support of its manufacturing suppliers. At the heart of this new approach is the company’s ongoing commitment to the protection of human rights and improvement of supplier performance through its current TOE, which remains as relevant today as it was 20 years ago. The following chapter presents the core components of this new strategy, along with a summary of key stakeholder feedback and guidance gathered throughout these Ceres’ led dialogues.

]]> No publisher Brian Sant 2012-04-25T07:00:00Z Resource Disclosing Climate Risks: A Guide for Corporate Executives, Attorneys & Directors https://archive.ceres.org/resources/reports/disclosing-climate-risks-2011 February 2011 - This Ceres report, developed with input from its 90-plus member Investor Network on Climate Risk, outlines generally weak climate disclosure to date by businesses and steps for improving such disclosure, especially in annual 10-K financial filings that are next due from companies by March 31, 2011. It comes just a week after the consulting firm Mercer issued a new study warning that climate change could increase investment portfolio risk by 10 percent over the next 20 years. February 2011 - This Ceres report, developed with input from its 90-plus member Investor Network on Climate Risk, outlines generally weak climate disclosure to date by businesses and steps for improving such disclosure, especially in annual 10-K financial filings that are next due from companies by March 31, 2011. It comes just a week after the consulting firm Mercer issued a new study warning that climate change could increase investment portfolio risk by 10 percent over the next 20 years.

]]> No publisher Brian Sant 2011-02-06T19:50:00Z Resource 2009 Ceres-ACCA Reporting Awards Judges Report https://archive.ceres.org/resources/reports/2009-ceres-acca-judges-report April 2010 - Ninety-three sustainability reports from companies and organizations, representing over 20 sectors, were submitted for review this year. Of these, fourteen reports were short-listed and an expert panel of judges met in January 2010 to select the award winners. April 2010 - Ninety-three sustainability reports from companies and organizations, representing over 20 sectors, were submitted for review this year. Of these, fourteen reports were short-listed and an expert panel of judges met in January 2010 to select the award winners.

]]> No publisher Brian Sant judges 2010-04-01T18:55:00Z Resource 2008 Ceres-ACCA Reporting Awards Judges Report https://archive.ceres.org/resources/reports/ceres-sustainability-report-2009 April 2009 - Ninety-seven sustainability reports from companies and organizations representing a range of sectors were submitted for review this year. Of these, 19 reports were short-listed and an expert panel of judges met in January 2009 to select the award winners. April 2009 - This annual awards program aims to recognize and encourage exemplary reporting on sustainability performance by corporations and other organizations across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. This year, 19 reports were short-listed and an expert panel of judges met in January 2009 to select the award winners.

]]> No publisher boese.josh@gmail.com judges 2009-04-09T02:25:00Z Resource Corporate Governance and Climate Change: Consumer and Technology Companies https://archive.ceres.org/resources/reports/corporate-governance-and-climate-change-2008 December 2008 - This Ceres report is the first comprehensive assessment of how 63 of the world’s largest consumer and information technology companies are preparing themselves to face this colossal challenge. The report employs a “Climate Change Governance Framework” to evaluate how 48 US companies and 15 non-US companies are addressing climate change through board oversight, management execution, public disclosure, GHG emissions accounting and strategic planning and performance. December 2008 - This Ceres report is the first comprehensive assessment of how 63 of the world’s largest consumer and information technology companies are preparing themselves to face this colossal challenge. The report employs a “Climate Change Governance Framework” to evaluate how 48 US companies and 15 non-US companies are addressing climate change through board oversight, management execution, public disclosure, GHG emissions accounting and strategic planning and performance.

]]> No publisher boese.josh@gmail.com 2008-12-09T02:25:00Z Resource The Quiet Revolution in Business Reporting https://archive.ceres.org/resources/reports/the-quiet-revolution-in-business-reporting May 2007 - This report discusses the limitations of business reporting under today's accounting rules, chronicles the progress made by a variety of disclosure initiatives since the 1990s, and identifies the Global Reporting Initiative as the emerging standard in comprehensive non-financial reporting. The report anticipates a future where comprehensive business disclosure has become a core component of good corporate governance, enabling corporate executives and boards to anticipate new challenges, make effective long-term investments, and respond to the increased complexity of an interdependent global economy. May 2007 - This report discusses the limitations of business reporting under today's accounting rules, chronicles the progress made by a variety of disclosure initiatives since the 1990s, and identifies the Global Reporting Initiative as the emerging standard in comprehensive non-financial reporting. The report anticipates a future where comprehensive business disclosure has become a core component of good corporate governance, enabling corporate executives and boards to anticipate new challenges, make effective long-term investments, and respond to the increased complexity of an interdependent global economy.

]]> No publisher boese.josh@gmail.com 2007-05-06T21:10:00Z Resource 2006 Corporate Governance and Climate Change: Making the Connection https://archive.ceres.org/resources/reports/corporate-governance-and-climate-change-2006 March 2006 - The 2006 Corporate Governance and Climate Change: Making the Connection report includes a 30-page summary report comprised of the executive summary, the climate governance scoring criteria, the 100 company scores and sector-specific findings. The report also includes 2- to 3-page profiles on each of the companies evaluated. March 2006 - The 2006 Corporate Governance and Climate Change: Making the Connectionreport includes a 30-page summary report comprised of the executive summary, the climate governance scoring criteria, the 100 company scores and sector-specific findings. The report also includes 2- to 3-page profiles on each of the companies evaluated.

Note: A complete listing of all companies and their scores can be found at page four.

]]> No publisher boese.josh@gmail.com 2006-03-20T21:45:00Z Resource Managing the Risks and Opportunities of Climate Change: A Practical Toolkit for Corporate Leaders https://archive.ceres.org/resources/reports/climate-risk-toolkit-for-corporate-leaders-2006 January 2006 - Ceres and the Investor Network on Climate Risk have published a new toolkit to help corporate leaders and directors address the strategic and financial challenges associated with global climate change. January 2006 - Ceres and the Investor Network on Climate Risk have published a new toolkit to help corporate leaders and directors address the strategic and financial challenges associated with global climate change.

]]> No publisher boese.josh@gmail.com 2006-01-06T16:00:00Z Resource Ceres 2002-2003 Sustainability Report https://archive.ceres.org/resources/reports/ceres-2002-2003-sustainability-report May 2005 - Sustainability reporting can benefit all organizations and companies, regardless of their size or type of organization. This new report focuses on Ceres' 2002 and 2003 operations and impacts. May 2005 - Sustainability reporting can benefit all organizations and companies, regardless of their size or type of organization. This new report focuses on Ceres' 2002 and 2003 operations and impacts.

]]> No publisher boese.josh@gmail.com csr 2005-05-06T15:35:00Z Resource Facility Reporting Project: Sustainability Reporting Guidance https://archive.ceres.org/resources/reports/facility-reporting-project-sustainability-reporting-guidance Developed in 2004, Ceres' Facility Reporting Project's guidance is a tool to support facilities (and their parent organizations) in voluntary public reporting of facility-level sustainability performance information. It consists of environmental, social, and economic indicators relevant to local stakeholders, and provides step-by-step guidance to assist in the reporting process. Developed in 2004, Ceres' Facility Reporting Project's guidance is a tool to support facilities (and their parent organizations) in voluntary public reporting of facility-level sustainability performance information. It consists of environmental, social, and economic indicators relevant to local stakeholders, and provides step-by-step guidance to assist in the reporting process.

]]> No publisher Brian Sant 2005-03-01T08:00:00Z Resource Corporate Governance and Climate Change: Making the Connection - 2003 https://archive.ceres.org/resources/reports/corporate-governance-and-climate-2003 June 2003 - An assessment of how 20 of the world's biggest corporate emitters of greenhouse gases are factoring climate change into their business strategies and governance practices. June 2003 - An assessment of how 20 of the world's biggest corporate emitters of greenhouse gases are factoring climate change into their business strategies and governance practices.

]]> No publisher boese.josh@gmail.com 2003-06-20T20:45:00Z Resource